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May's government survives no confidence vote
BBC - 16 Jan 2019 21:46
Theresa May sees off a bid to topple her government by 19 votes and vows to get on with delivering Brexit.
MacKenzie Bezos Is Legally Entitled to Half of the $140 Billion Amazon Fortune
Slate - 16 Jan 2019 23:58
When news broke last week that the founder and CEO of Amazon would be getting divorced, people across the country wondered: Is MacKenzie Bezos going to get half of her soon-to-be ex-husband Jeff Bezos' approximately $140...
Calls to ban low-level letterboxes and adopt EU standard
BBC - 16 Jan 2019 16:13
A union is calling for a change in regulations to help stop postal workers straining their backs.
Shoreham air crash trial: Pilot Andy Hill 'negligent'
BBC - 16 Jan 2019 15:48
Andy Hill's "negligence" led him to crash, causing a "massive fireball" which killed 11, a jury hears.
Publishers failing to improve racial and regional diversity, survey finds
The Guardian - 16 Jan 2019 08:00
Despite concentration of publishers in London, only 11% of respondents identified as BAME - significantly lower than average of 40% in the city A major survey of the UK's publishing workforce has found that "significant ...
Even batter than the real thing? Fish and chips goes vegan
The Guardian - 16 Jan 2019 08:01
Quorn launches 'fishless fillets' made with protein derived from fungus Fish and chips is the latest British favourite to get a vegan makeover, with Quorn launching both battered and breaded "fishless fillets". The fille...
From a Gillette ad to high art: why I yelled at a theatre audience | Van Badham
The Guardian - 16 Jan 2019 06:18
I was flabbergasted middle-class women thought there was anything surprising about middle-class men nursing an inner misogyny Rare is the theatrical experience in which the critic is provoked more to fury by the audience...
Florida official says Muslim congresswoman may "blow up" Capitol
CBSNews - 16 Jan 2019 17:55
A city commissioner in Florida signed petition to remove Tlaib, one of the first Muslim members of Congress, calling her a "danger"
Trump and Putin Have Met Five Times. What Was Said Is a Mystery.
The New York Times - 16 Jan 2019 04:56
The unusually secretive way the president has handled these meetings has left his own administration guessing what happened and piqued the interest of investigators.
Kabul's air pollution kills more people than war
Al Jazeera English - 16 Jan 2019 11:48
The government says if air quality levels reach dangerous levels, there are other measures that can be implemented.
Democratic Senator Gillibrand to launch 2020 White House bid
Reuters - 16 Jan 2019 05:17
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand told CBS' "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert" that she would file paperwork on Tuesday night to explore a run for the Democratic presidential nomination in the 2020 election.
Florida commissioner: Rep. Rashida Tlaib might 'blow up' Capitol, has 'no place in government'
USA Today - 16 Jan 2019 05:11
A Florida city commissioneris under fire after calling Rep.Rashida Tlaib a "danger" who might "blow up" the U.S. Capitol.
Robert Mueller is getting his own action figure
New York Post - 16 Jan 2019 04:09
Robert Mueller has a new action figure, and its as tight lipped as the real-life special counsel. The six-inch figurine was produced by FCTRY, a Brooklyn-based manufacturer that also sells action figures of Barack Obama,...
Shopko files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, will close 38 more stores across country
USA Today - 16 Jan 2019 17:08
Shopko will close another 38 stores as part of the reorganization and has secured up to $480 million in financing from a group of lenders.
Trump pick to replace Kavanaugh on appeals court under fire for college op-eds on 'hysteria over date rape'
USA Today - 16 Jan 2019 17:08The Latest: Military says service members killed in Syria
Miami Herald - 16 Jan 2019 17:07
The Latest on developments in Syria (all times local): 5:05 p.m. The U.S. military says American service members have been killed during an explosion while conducting a routine patrol in …
UN authorizes monitoring of Yemen cease-fire in key port
Miami Herald - 16 Jan 2019 17:06
The Security Council has voted unanimously to authorize a U.N. mission to monitor implementation of a cease-fire and the withdrawal of rival forces from Yemen's key port of Hodeida. The …
Watch: Kirsten Gillibrand tells Stephen Colbert she will run for president in 2020
Boston - 16 Jan 2019 17:04
"I'm going to run for president of the United States, because as a young mom, I'm going to fight for other people's kids as hard as I would fight for my own," the New York senator told Colbert on "The Late Show" Tuesday ...
Citing 'security concerns' due to government shutdown, Speaker Pelosi urges delay of State of the Union address
USA Today - 16 Jan 2019 17:00Fake kidnapping in Essex sparks armed police response
The Guardian - 16 Jan 2019 16:56
Force sends in firearms team after reports a woman had been dragged from car at gunpoint A private training company has sparked an armed police response by carrying out a "kidnapping training scenario" in a town centre w...
Egypt says police forces kill 5 militants in northern Sinai
Miami Herald - 16 Jan 2019 16:52
Egypt says its police forces have killed five militants in a shootout in the city of el-Arish in the turbulent northern Sinai Peninsula. A statement Wednesday by the Interior Ministry …
ISIS-claimed bombing reportedly kills at least 16 in Syria, including 2 American troops
The Week - 16 Jan 2019 16:50
At least 16 people have reportedly been killed by a suicide bomber in Syria, and American service members are among them, Reuters reports via the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. ISIS has claimed responsibility for t...